Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by the lovely ladies at The Broke and the Bookish.
This week’s topic:
Top Ten Tuesday REWIND — go back and do a topic you missed over the years or recently or a topic you really want to revisit
So, I’ve gone through their handy spreadsheet, and I’ve chosen “Top Ten Characters I Would Crush on if I Were also a Fictional Character.” Because you know me, I’m all about the ships.
Nikolai Lantsov from The Grisha trilogy by Leigh Bardugo
Suave, charming, handsome, and intelligent, Nikolai is literally my DREAM GUY. Not only that, he’s a freaking prince. I love him so freaking much, and, to be honest, *spoiler* I was kind of irritated when Alina didn’t want anything to do with him romantically. Does that make me a bad person?
Percy Jackson from the Percy Jackson and the Olympians (and Heroes of Olympus) series by Rick Riordan
I love Percy Jackson so freaking much, and he deserves everything in the world because he’s been through so much shit. I just want to give him a huge hug. Also, Percy, no matter what, always preserves his sense of humor, and I love a guy with a good sense of humor.
Khalid al Rashid from The Wrath and the Dawn duology by Renée Ahdieh
Khalid is, despite being ruthless when he has to be, is incredibly kind and thoughtful to the people that he cares about most. Also, he has a soft spot for children, which is so freaking cute.
Scorpius Malfoy from Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by John Tiffany, Jack Thorne, and J.K. Rowling
I had a lot of issues with The Cursed Child, but it was still mildly enjoyable. One of the best things about the play was Scorpius. He’s adorable, kind, and loyal to a fault.
Rowan Whitethorn from the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas
Like honestly, do I even need to tell you why I love Rowan? First of all, he’s incredibly sexy. Also, he’s a fierce fighter and incredibly loyal to those that he loves. Idk man, he’s just really amazing.
Maven Calore from the Red Queen series by Victoria Aveyard
Okay, so like I know Maven has his problems. He’s fucking terrible. But, somehow, I love him? I really really really liked who Maven was pre-Glass Sword. Also, I have a theory about Maven that, perhaps, he may not be as bad as he seems.
*I promise that I’m not excusing Maven’s shitty ass behavior*
Levi Stewart from Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
LEVI IS SO CUTE. Like one of the best parts of Fangirl was Levi. He’s the kind of person I’m attracted to IRL. A little nerdy, tall, and really cute.
Nico di Angelo from the Percy Jackson and the Olympians (and Heroes of Olympus) series by Rick Riordan
I know that Nico wouldn’t fancy me seeing as he’s, well, not attracted to my gender. But I would totally crush on him. He’s really intelligent and enjoys really dark humor, which I love.
Fred Weasley from the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
He’s funny, witty, and heroic. What’s not to love?
Gat Patil from We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Gat’s love of reading is one of the hottest things to be honest. Whenever he would speak in the novel, he would say such profound and eloquent things. He would just be the kind of guy that I could talk to hours on end.
Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
No list discussing book crushes is complete without the ultimate book boyfriend, Mr. Darcy. He’s extremely intelligent, sweepingly romantic, and incredibly kind. He’s also hella rich. I’m pretty sure that he’s the first man that made me swoon.
What a coincidence, I’m also all about the ships 😉
Percy. Percy all the way. I’ll love him forever. No matter how many crushes I’ll have in the future, Percy is an always. I just love him so-so *mcuh*. No kidding, he’s been though a lot. The guy has been through and hell back – literally. As much as it saddens me to say, he deserves a break. It’s sad because we won’t see him as much anymore.
Also, I was beyond irritated when I picked up Blood of Olympus and discovered there was no Percy and no Annabeth POV.
Ah yes, Khalid. While I can’t call him one of my top favorites, I do love him so (:
LEVI IS SO CUTE is definitely *the best* way to describe him 😀
Me too! As much as I love the awesome Percy Jackson and all those other dark-kickass-and amazing guys, Levi is most likely the guy I would be attracted to in real life.
Oh my god, you too?!
*squealing*
I thought I was the only one who had this weird crush on Nico Di Angelo!
I love him so much! And now he has at least two fans 😉
I was beyond happy when we got to see his POV in Blood of Olympus – somethng I was very much anticipating ever since we met Nico.
I love this list!
While I do have quite a few curshes I would add (like Will Herondale and such), you named so many amazing characters that I love so-so much 😀
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Great Top Ten! If I were the ages of the characters in these two books, I would be crushing on Owen from Just Listen by Sarah Dessen, and Cricket from Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins!
My Top Ten Tuesday!
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Cricket is such a cute character! I love him. Thanks for stopping by my TTT! 🙂
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Alina preferring cardboard Malyen over Nikolai was quite possibly the most tragic thing that happened in the Grishaverse LOL.
Cheers,
Joey via. thoughts and afterthoughts.
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OH MY GOD THIS COMMENT IS EVERYTHING
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Like the list! Agree with many! 👍👍
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Yay! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
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Always!
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Tee hee hee Nikolai~ I heart him too! Oh Levi!!! Yes yes!! He would totally make a great book boyfiend! I like your selections!!
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Love your list! So many here I’d also crush on. I loved Levi and Cath’s dynamic in fangirl. And oh wow… pretty much all the leading men in Sarah J Maas books I’d be completely crushed on!
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I loved Levi and Cath’s interactions in Fangirl! It was some of the best parts of the book 😁
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I’m not the biggest fan of Red Queen but I actually prefer Maven compared to Cal – I found him just more interesting? I wish Aveyard has pulled a surprise on us and have Maven end up with Mare because it’d be SO interesting, but alas. 😛
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oh my god I’m so happy that someone agrees with me. I like Cal, but I prefer Maven so much more. I really wish that in the next book Victoria Aveyard is just like, “JK he’s not that baaaaddddd lol.”
One can hope.
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One can hope indeed! I didn’t like the series enough to continue even with the second book, but I still read reviews, just in case what I want actually happens. 😛
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I love Percy! If I could just find a real life Percy, my life would be perfect!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2016/08/10/top-ten-tuesday-69/
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10000000% AGREE.
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